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plantear

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From planta +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /planteˈaɾ/ [plãn̪.t̪eˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: plan‧te‧ar

Verb

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plantear (first-person singular present planteo, first-person singular preterite planteé, past participle planteado)

  1. to bring up, to pose, to present (e.g., a problem, challenge, threat)
  2. to raise, to pose, to suggest, to propose, to bring up, to formulate (e.g., a question, a solution, an idea)
  3. to consider
  4. (pronominal) to arise, to come up
  5. (transitive, intransitive, colloquial, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua) to show off; to sport (something)
    Él plantea sus nuevos zapatos.
    He shows off his new shoes.
    Le gusta plantear cuando sale a la calle.
    He likes to show off when he goes outside in the streets.

Conjugation

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